Nazis Curb Sending of Packages to Jews in Poland

The Nazi authorities in Poland have announced that parcels sent to Jews in the Government-General by relatives abroad will be delivered to addressees only when their value is not more than 25 reichsmarks (about $10), it was reported here today.

Parcels valued at more than 25 reichsmarks will be returned to their senders, the announcement said. It added that exceptions would be made only in cases where special permission was secured from the special commission governing the currency regulations in nazi-held Poland. Such exceptions will, however, be made only in rare cases, the report indicates.

The new order supplements the currency regulations which the Nazi authorities issued for the Government-General on Jan. 15. These regulations provide that no Jew is permitted to have more than 2,000 zlotys in cash. The balance must be deposited in a saving bank, from which he is permitted to draw not more than 250 zlotys weekly. Severe penalties are provided for not complying with these regulations.

Ing. Cherniskoff, president of the Jewish community in Warsaw, appeared before the Nazi authorities of Warsaw District with a petition asking permission to establish in the ghetto a Jewish loan kassa to provide small loans to Jews who could secure a meager livelihood as artisans if only granted loans up to 100 zlotys, for repayment in weekly sums. Action on this petition is expected shortly.

In connection with the Nazi order prohibiting Jews in Warsaw to move within the ghetto from one dwelling to another without special permission, data which reached Switzerland today from Poland discloses that more than 100,000 Jews were compelled to change their dwellings and to move from the sections outside the ghetto into the segregated area. On the other hand, approximately 80,000 non-Jews were compelled to evacuate the ghetto sections. Altogether 180,000 Jews and Poles were shifted.